Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences admits about 100 students a year. Everything from application to acceptance to the school is handled by the Fort Worth Independent School District, with no decisions being made at the school level. Students are accepted through a lottery system run by the district.
The school's admission policy is located in the Gold Seal Choices Catalog. This digital catalog is provided on the Fort Worth ISD website at the link below. It is available in English and Spanish.
Early October: Families will be informed of mini expos via social media and school and district websites. Brochures will be posted on school and district websites.
October and November: Mini expos for eighth-graders
Nov. 3 and 4: Choices Expo for families
Nov 4: Application available on Fort Worth ISD website
November: TABS Open House
November: Ongoing recruiting events
Jan. 7: Application closes
Mid-January: Program lottery
Mid-January: Roster and registration spreadsheets provided to campuses
Mid-January: Parents notified of lottery results via email
Late January: Registration window
Early February: Late application opens
June: Summer Bridge
Detailed timeline of recruitment events
Action
Audience
Responsible party
Method
Date
Resources
Contact with schools with high at-risk populations
Principals and counselors
Postsecondary success specialist
Email
November
Link to admissions site
PDF version of brochures
Breakthrough Fort Worth with Fort Worth Country Day
Prospective students
Postsecondary success specialist
In-person
October
Link to admissions site
Open House
Families of eighth- and ninth-graders
Administration and postsecondary success specialist
